Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-16
Personal.

Col. J. B. Brown, ex- Mayor Of Gaines
vile, Fla, and a prominent citizen of that
State, who owns summer farm near
Fairfield, in Rockbridge, was in the city
Monday on his way home for the winter.
His wife is sister of the late Gen. r. D.
Lilley.
The New York "Evening Post" con-
tains two column review of that excel
Lent work, the Annals of Augusta, by
ex Senator Jos. A. Waddell. No book
ever written by an Augusta man has at
tracted so much favorable notice abroad
as the Annals of Augusta.
Rev. J. W. Rosebro, Of Petersburg,
preached at Lewlsburg on his way back
home from the Red Sulphur Springs.
Gen. John D. Imboden was in Harrison
burg last week, returning from the reunion
of his old command at Franklin, W. Va.
the reunion.
Mrs. ]. M. Frost and her daughter, Miss
Blanche Frost, are visiting friends in
Louisville, KY.
DR.. J. c. Hyde has removed from Deca-
tur Station to Lexington.
Among the dancers at the Lynchburg
Junior German, Friday night, was Miss
Bumgardner, Of Staunton.
Miss Willie Sturgis left Monday night
for her home in Milwaukee, accompanied
by her friend, Miss Annie Nelson, who
will spend the winter with her.
Mrs. Dora Tate, who has accepted a
position as teacher in the family of her
brother, Mr.. Silas Mason, of Lewisburg,
W. Va, left for that place this week.
Miss Belle Pratt, of Atlanta, Ga, who
has been visiting her brother, Rev. FL. B.
Pratt, returned home this week.
In noticing the changes in the staff at
that excellent female college, the Virginia
Female Institute, it was stated that Miss
J. e. Whitefield had taken the place of
Miss Bessie Hunton in the Department of
English. 1t was an error, Miss W. is the
assistant of Miss Hunton. who retains
her position at the head of the depart
ment.
MIR. sew. Ker of Pittsburg, Pa, is visit.
lug UlS ldUu0I, MI. I16UOI NIL.
The following notice of an educational
change, in the last Lewisburg, W. Va.
independent" seems to refer to gentle
man who is well remembered in Staunton:
Prof A. P Kerr left last Friday to teach IN
the Lambertville IN. j. Public Schools on a
salary of 81, 900 year. He is native of
Scotland, but has taught in America since
1872-in only three schools and he now goes
back to one of the schools in which he for
merly taught. The teachers of Greenbrier
have taken occasion more than once to ac-
knowledge the valuable assistance he has rem
dered them as teachers He was considered
''wheel-horse" among them. And the hold
he had upon the wills and affections of most
of his pupils was simply astonishing. If we
are to judge by the number of petitioners who
signed to have him reelected there was gen.
eral regret at his departure.
At the Second Presbyterian church On
Sunday morning last, Miss Annie L. Hen
dirk, of Baltimore. sang very beautiful
arrangement of ''Nearer my God to thee, !"
as the voluntary. She was accompanied
on the organ by Mrs. Lula Webb of the
same city. These ladies were guests of
Hon. A. B. Lightner, of the county.
Rev. Geo. L. Cooke, of Charlotte, N. c.,
who filled the pulpit OF Hebron church
last Sunday, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Cooke, in this city.
DIR. W. P. Lindsay of Cincinnati, is a
guest of his uncle, Mr.. J. Frank Davis.
Mr.. Haley. late Of the Stanton Public
Schools is reading law at Birmingham,
Ala.
Rev. F. G.. Railey and family, of Messy
Creek, left Tuesday for their new home at
Bloomfield, n.y., to which place Mr. R. has
accepted call.
Col. ]. Lewis Peyton and family have
returned from spending several months in
the n orJhern States.
The two Staunton members of the In
ternational Medical congress which met
at Washington, DR.. J. st. Z. Gibson of
the Medical section and DR.. Jas. Johnston
of the Dental section, have returned. DR..
Gibson read paper before the section of
Surgery, on wire extension splints.
Col. Thomas A. Gordon has returned
from spending his vacation in Eastern
Virginia.
Miss Allen, daughter Of U. s. District
Attorney H. G. Allen Of Woodstock, is
visiting Miss Lucy Kinney.
Miss Sallie Richardson who has been
spending some time with friends in Flu
vana, has returned.
The Misses Bear of Elkton, daughters Of
Prof H. A. Bear, are visiting Mrs. Frank
B. Berkeley.
Mrs. Dr. Shelton is visiting relatives in
Culpeper.
That veteran railroader, Maj. N. II.
Hotchkiss, whom railroads have never
been able to kill, came to grief in Louis
vile on the 18th inst, by being thrown
from street car by it's sudden stopping.
He had both wrists sprained.
Rev. DR.. G.. B. Stricken, Of Atlanta,
Ga, preached to his old charge at Hermit
tage in this county, on the 4th inst
Mr.. John F. Beard, the we'll known wa
gon yard proprietor. who was paralyzed
Sunday, is not expected to live.
The German, Tuesday Night.
Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.